“Cross My Heart” by Katie Klein
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
April 27, 2012
I’ve learned that one of the downfalls of having a Kindle is how easy it is to buy books. It’s also really easy to accidentally buy a book with one touch shopping, especially when you ignore the screen that says “Did you mean to buy this book?” So when I accidentally bought the $3.99 teen-lit... Read more »
“Bossypants” by Tina Fey
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
April 24, 2012
I just finished reading Bossypants by Tina Fey for the third time since I bought it in January. Now, three times for one book in a four month period sounds a little ridiculous. And it probably is, to be honest. But Bossypants might be the funniest book I have ever read and possibly the funniest book... Read more »
“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins: Movie review
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
March 27, 2012
Even though I don’t vocalize it nearly as much as I did with the Harry Potter series, I am an avid fan of the The Hunger Games triology. After reading the first two books of the series my sophomore year I knew that there would a movie made any day and it was just a waiting game to see which studio... Read more »
“Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
March 20, 2012
As much as I don’t like going to Barnes and Noble, just because they’re ridiculously expensive and I would rather save money and buy a used book, they do tend to have really good deals on classics. Back in December, I went there to buy my friend a biography of Audrey Hepburn and they happened to... Read more »
“FOXFIRE: Confessions of a Girl Gang” by Joyce Carol Oates
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
March 5, 2012
Earlier this year in AP Literature and Composition we read a short story by Joyce Carol Oates called “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” and it was one of the most compelling short stories I’ve ever read. So I decided to buy a whole book by Oates when I went to the book store the other... Read more »
“Franny and Zooey” by J.D. Salinger
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
February 21, 2012
I’d been meaning to read Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger for a really long time now. I read the first 20 pages back in December but it fell behind my bed, and it’s a really small book, so I kind of forgot about it until I cleaned my room the other week. I wish now I had read it earlier; like Salinger’s... Read more »
“Reasons to Breathe” by Rebecca Donovan
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
February 14, 2012
Reasons to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan is the story of Emma Thompson, a seemingly perfect high school student with only one friend, who is the victim of child abuse from her aunt. While the story focuses around the love that develops between Emma and a new boy named Evan and her struggle to let someone... Read more »
“Prozac Nation” by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
February 6, 2012
Prozac Nation is a memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel recounting her tales with major depression and her journey from adolescence to adulthood, while dealing with various therapists and treatments for her mental instabilities. While Wurtzel is a very talented writer and the book did have some interesting parts,... Read more »
“Why We Broke Up” by Daniel Handler
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
January 30, 2012
When I was in fifth grade I read every single book in Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortuntate Events in the span of a couple months. I didn’t think about Snicket again until I read some of his writings on the recent Wall Street happenings and the Occupy movements. “Lemony Snicket” is actually... Read more »
“Breathless” by Jessica Warman
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
January 23, 2012
This past weekend I reread Breathless by Jessica Warman. I read it for the first time freshman year, and while it definitely was written for young adults, I think it’s a good enough read for people older than the targeted age group. It follows the story of Katie Kirtel, who is sent to boarding school... Read more »
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